Lauren Booth – This Man Was The Answer To My Prayer
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A woman in need of help left a hooded man on the street, who she eventually helped pick up and threw his bags in the street. The woman eventually left the street and went to a bus stop, but the man kept on walking away. The woman eventually found the man on the bus and eventually told him that one of the Prophet's purposes was to perfect good, and he was given good guidance by the man.
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That here is exactly where it hit me,
on an average high street in London.
I was struggling with my shopping.
I put the bags down in Camden Town,
defeated.
I asked Allah for someone to help me
as I can't do this alone.
Before I could even pick the bags up,
a hooded voice next to me said, Salam
Zanti, can I help you inshallah?
And he picked up my heavy bags of
groceries and basically walked off in front of
me.
Bilal told me he was on his lunch
break and as I was lost, he would
walk me all the way to the bus
stop.
He was so shy, he hardly looked at
me.
But at the same time, he was so
polite.
He was just on a mission to do
a good deed.
I'll wait for the bus to make sure
you're okay, he said.
As if I wasn't in a high street
in daylight.
As if I was a woman in need
of some kindness during her day.
When the bus came and I went to
take my bags from him on the steps,
he shook his head, holding up the bus
from leaving, in order to put the bags
in the correct spot.
Then he told me the deep reason for
him giving both his time and such a
level of care, excellent in nature.
It was for the sake of Allah auntie,
no need to thank me.
I watched him walk away and I had
tears in my eyes.
This small dua, answered on a cold London
street, instantly made me grateful on two levels.
You and I are in permanent need of
his help.
And I was grateful too that my hijab,
once again, performed one of its silent duties.
It's a sign to Muslims and non-Muslims
that a believer is wearing it.
There was a good chance I wouldn't turn
around and say, how dare you?
I'm as strong as any man.
Who do you think you are?
Instead, he saw a believing woman in need,
providing him a blessing dropped into his hands
in his lunch hour.
And me, I saw a dua instantly answered
by a person trying to do good.
If then I'll miss my lunch break, I'll
tell, wait for the bus.
I'll help her load on the bus.
I won't ask anything because it's all for
Allah.
And these are the choices that we have
when we go out every day.
The Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon
him, mentioned that one of the main purposes
of his mission for humanity was to perfect
good character.
Allah bless you, bless us all and give
us good guidance, inshallah.